Raven emblem

J. J. A.Kittelwith a ravenin hismysteriousstudy,which is locatedin the museum

Path to the KittelMuseum

In the legend"Hellcharms"it is said thatKittel once lefttheir childrenhome alone, because he travelled to Prague. But curious kidsread throughthe magicalbook, therebysummonedthe ravensas littledevils.Kittelforeboded that athome isanything wrong,andimmediatelycamebackon the coat.When he saw whathad happen, he began to read the book backwards, ravensflew awayand sothe doctorsavedhis children.Ravensappeared also in anotherlegend -Kittelcouldfly onhis coat thanks to dozenravenswho carried thecoatin its beak.He was abletoeventalk tothem.

Emblem

Kittelwas often associatedin the folktraditionwith magic,and also withblackbirds.Therefore, thisbirdgotinto the emblem of the KittelMuseum.